Working at EFF

Benefits

28 days total of PTO, including vacation, sick leave and floating holidays.

Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance

100% paid insurance for all full-time employees beginning the first full month after their start dates.

50% paid health insurance for immediate family members (including unmarried partners) may be added to our plan at group rates, with premiums automatically deducted from payroll pre-tax.

Includes orthodontia (braces) for employees and their covered dependents.

403(b)(7) Retirement Savings Program

For every pre-tax dollar employees contribute to their own retirements, EFF will contribute 10 cents.

At its discretion, EFF contributes $1,000 into each employee's retirement account every year (they have to have one!) .

Student Loan Reimbursement

For qualified employees with student debt, EFF provides monthly reimbursement for the full amount.

Housing Benefits

For qualified employees (less than $120k in annual salary) who rent their homes, EFF will pay the difference between employees' contributions of 19%-25% of their salaries and a maximum monthly rental payment of $2,500.

For qualified employees who wish to purchase homes, EFF has a fund that, until exhausted, will provide zero-payment, shared equity mortgage loans up to 15% of a home's purchase price, up to $150,000.

Discretionary Paid Leave

Employees are eligible for a discretionary paid leave (similar to a sabbatical) of up to three months after every seven years of full-time employment.

Parking and Commuter Checks

EFF has free parking in our building.

Employees can choose to have fees for commuting to work on public transit deducted from their payrolls pre-tax.

Other reasons working at EFF is awesome

$25 per month toward employees' cell phone bills.

Pet-friendly office with lovable cuddle monsters.

Discretionary paid moving expenses.

Fully operational kitchen with oven and stove.

Paid professional dues (like bar association memberships).

Paid work visas for foreign nationals.

Workshop Wednesdays – learning from co-workers and friends of EFF.

Reasonably priced vending machines that have been featured in the Washington Post.

EFFers often organize activities with their co-workers, like - Video game tournaments - Book Club - Friday Wine Club

* Occasionally we have surprise popups come by, like Lolcatering, a solution-oriented disruptive brand dedicated to game-changing the pro bono publico culinary problem space through a team of change agents who pro-actively leverage the synergies inherent in free lunch as a service. In the cloud.* Interesting people from all over the world often stop by EFF

*EFF’s benefits may change as the needs of the organization change, though we’ll always enjoy working to protect digital rights in the company of friends.